WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV (WCHS/WVAH) — Wednesday night, hundreds of people in Webster County gathered to honor and remember Dr. Luke Charles McElwain, a well-known doctor in the community who was shot and killed Friday in Craigsville.

The gloomy and dull weather fit the mood of many in the Webster Springs community.

McElwain’s coworkers and patients gathered to mourn the loss of the beloved doctor, father, and friend.

“He was just always friendly. He was caring. He always had a good word for everybody. He saw the best in everybody,” nurse practitioner Denise Hamrick said.

McElwain was shot and killed during a child custody exchange Friday when his ex-father-in-law shot him and then turned the gun on himself.